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		nicky0 on Dec 4, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Stripe founders are the youngest Irish billionaire... Why so unlikely? Companies are frequently bought out at or above current valuation.

lotsofpulp on Dec 5, 2016 [–]

The ones I've heard about are usually publicly traded companies with sort of transparent finances so they're liquid. It's possible they're worth $1B, but I'd bet that more companies would like to claim they're worth $1B than actually are.

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